Aiden Byrne of Manchester House to star in BBC One series, Yes Chef

September 13, 2016

Aiden Byrne, Chef Patron of Manchester House, is to appear in the new BBC One television series Yes Chef hosted by Sheree Murphy. Airing on Tuesday 13th September at 3.45pm, Aiden will set a series of culinary challenges for four home cooks, before selecting a winner.

This winner will then team up with Aiden in that week’s final, airing on Friday 16th September at 3.45pm, competing against professional chefs Theo Randall, Matt Gillan, Frances Atkins and their chosen home cook partners, in a challenge judged by three Michelin-starred chef Pierre Koffman. Only one duo will reign supreme and claim the title of Yes Chef Champions. Each week, Yes Chef sees four new professional chefs in the kitchen, with the likes of Michael O’Hare, Stephen Terry, Atul Kochhar, Nathan Outlaw, and Paul Ainsworth also taking part.

Born and raised in Merseyside, Aiden comes from a humble background, but soon achieved great success, becoming Head Chef at Adlards Restaurant in Norwich, during which time the restaurant won back its Michelin star and Aiden became the youngest chef to ever receive this great accolade aged just 22. He went on to work at a number of Michelin-starred establishments, including The Oak Room and Orangery Restaurants at Danesfield House, Tom Aikens, Danesfield House Hotel and The Grill Room at The Dorchester.

A Northern boy at heart, in 2008 Aiden and his wife purchased the Church Green in Lymm, Cheshire, converting the local pub into “The British Grill” and winning the AA restaurant of the year award in 2012. Aiden opened Manchester House in 2013, embracing the opportunity to create the innovative, seasonal, modern British menus for which he has become renowned. The restaurant has since won numerous awards, including “One to Watch” in the National Restaurant Awards 2013, number 11 in the Square Meal UK Top 100 Restaurants, and in January 2016 received four AA rosettes.

Aiden Byrne will be the star of the episode aired on Tuesday 13th September at 3.45pm, and repeated on Wednesday 14th September at 7.15am. He will then appear in the final, against Theo Randall, Matt Gillan, and Frances Atkins, aired on Friday 16th September at 3.45pm, and repeated on Monday 19th September at 7.15am.